One of the oldest types of New England fishing and trading vessels. It is schooner rigged, with a false stern and narrow transom that runs beyond the rudder at deck level.), sloopSloop. A sailing vessel with a single fore-and-aft rigged mast. boats (Muscongus Bay BoatsMuscongus Bay Boat.
â¢ ENDOSKELETON (noun). The noun ENDOSKELETON has 1 sense: 1. the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates). Familiarity information: ENDOSKELETON used as a noun is very rare.
An exoskeleton is a key feature of arthropods, a category of animals that includes insects, spiders and crustaceans. Grasshoppers, cockroaches, ants, bees, cicadas, scorpions, lobsters, shrimp, black widows, snails and crabs are all examples of animals with exoskeletons.t also protects the animal's soft, inner organs and muscles from injury. That's probably why so many movie heroes and heroines don metal exoskeletons when going into battle. Compared to those of us with endoskeletons, it seems like an excellent survival strategy.